Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-23
SLUGGING FOR GORE.
A DESPERATE MILL BETWEEN a
COUPLE OF THuMPERs,

In Which the Ruddy Fluid Runs Knee
Deep, as 1t Were-The Loser Goes Down
Eight Times in the Last Round-A
Kindred Affair in a Pennsylvania Set
Element, but More Men in the Ring.
New YORK. Aug. %. One Of tile tloodiast,
best contested, and without doubt the nois-
lest battle that has been fought in years,
took place on the barge Troy, thirty miles uI
the sound Monday night The contestants
were Dan Sweeney and Frank Wanamaker.
The men are middleweights, with only fair
pretensions to science, but lots of strength
and no end of pluck. Both men were heav-
lily punished. Wanamaker got most Of his on
his ribs, but Sweeney's face was badly disfg
ured The men fought all over the ring
and the timekeePers were twice upset and
their notes spattefed with blood.
1t was little after 9 O'Clock when the
barge, towed by saucy little tug left a
North river dock, and headed up the East
river The ring was pitched on the after
portion of the upper deck. Large canvas
awnings hid the light OF big lanterns and the
doiugs of the principles and spectators from
sight Sweeney was the first to enter the
arena, after one rough and tumble fight hal
been settled by three prominent sports grab
bling each OF the scrappers and separating
them by main strength. Sweeney stood 8
feet So inches He is % years old and weighs
las pounds Wanamaker is 25 years old, 5
feet \ inches, and said he weighed l5S
Wanamaker says be is nephew of the Phil
adelphia merchant of that name
The gladiators shook hands. Sweeney led
first, but was short Wanamaker planted
his skin tight glovei fist on the Mt Vernon
mans nose Sweeney rushed in and let go a
rib-roaster on Wanamaker. There were three
terrific rallies. Wanamaker, whose eyes
were swollen and discolored from a IS min
ute trial his hackers foolishly gave him last
week, got one terrible smash that gashed his
left cheek as if a razor had cut it The fight
ing was of the most desperate kind Not a
blow was Stopped" and few lodged
Sweeney claimed foul as he got smash on
the ear from Wanamaker's right during q
clinch
In round ; Sweeney again started the ball
The exchanges We're terrific. The West
chester man looked a winner as he forced
Wanamaker to the ropes and bent his back
over them. Another terrible rally with
frightfully Furnishing blows clinch, and the
call of time ended the round Both rushed
In at the opening of the third round. Hard
exchanges took place, and they caught each
other on the jaw Both were dazed for a
moment and pandamonium seemed let looss
with the yelling of the spectators who urged
the men on Sweeney got bang on the
nose that sent the blood flying In all direc-
tons, and the bard hitting reduced the gloves
| TO shre,is
The fourth round opened slowly. Wanna.
maker let go his left for the head, but Swee-
ney dodged it A second later the German
| let 90 one-two and landed heavily on the
| pit of the stomach and ribs. The game
| Sweeney WINGED swing of Wanamaker's
| for the jaw gave Sweeney an opening, and
he came heavily on the ribs. WanamakeI
| caught him terrible eft-hander on the right
| eye, cutting cash that sent crimson stream
| down his face and breast, ard spattered on
the spectators.
| Sweeney seemed done as he came M for
| the fifth round, a fearful looking object
Wanamaker was tired and badly punished
| too, especially about the body. Sweeney's
| desperate rush nearly forced Wanamaker
| over the ropes, and the referee tore them
apart. Two desperate rallies, aud time was
called, with Wanan,aker hanging him in
| the jaw, and both on the ropes in Sweeney
| corner.
| Betting was dollars to buttons on Wanna
| maker as they faced for the sixth and last
round of as good smuggling as ever was seen
| Sweeney was landed in no time with right
handler on the jaw. He got up like fash
| Again Wanamaker's deadly right found hi
jaw Six times more WAS the game fellow
sent to the hard deck floor. The last time h,
| lay eighteen seconds ami the crazy specta
| tors piled into the ring, shook Wanamakeri
bloody gloved hands almost off and carried
| him to the cabin, where his clothes We're, OF
| their shoulders A collection was made II,
| for the vanquishei.